A One-of-a-Kind Moonlit Night

The main story is nearing its end: Spring Night, Cool Wind Brooding, calculating, obsessive man x sweet, gentle girl with a clever streak Foster-family romance / age gap / powerful man humbled by love Possessive, bold, brooding father-figure X innocent, obedient, sweet girl Duan Yueman lost her last family member overnight. As she knelt before the memorial tablet, sobbing silently, she looked up and saw a pair of black leather shoes stop in front of her. Her vision blurred with tears as she met those deep-set eyes. In a trembling, hoarse voice, she whispered, "Uncle?" Her mother had died years ago, and her father was an adopted son of the Duan family, someone they never thought much of. Even on the day he died of illness, she was the only one crying before his memorial tablet. Those people arrived late, and instead of paying their respects, they discussed what to do with Duan Yueman, the family burden. The snowy winter was bitterly cold, but no chill could compare to the cold in her heart. Then the uncle she had met only twice came to stand before her. His low voice sounded indifferent, but his words were firm as he told everyone, "I'll raise Duan Yueman." From then on, everyone fell silent, and Duan Yueman went home with him. - She had rarely seen this uncle, and had only heard a few things about him from her father. He was young and successful, a man who knew how to get things done, and so cold-hearted that no one should provoke him. She trod carefully, afraid of angering him and being thrown out. She became a little shadow, following Duan Yao everywhere. Gradually, she grew deeply dependent on her uncle. Then, on her eighteenth birthday, Duan Yao gave her the first pair of high heels of her life, and her feelings for him changed. With her innocent affection tucked away in her heart, she confessed to him on a dark, rainy night. But Duan Yao gave her a cold look. His words, each one as cold as melting snow, pierced her heart: "Get out of my house. Don't let me see you again." - Duan Yueman had been abandoned again. She was forced to bury her feelings deep inside and throw herself into her studies, hoping only to get through her four years of college in peace. But she seemed to be seeing her uncle more and more often. He traveled a great distance to her school just to have a meal with her. On stormy nights, he would suddenly appear outside her dorm. Whenever he went out on business, he brought her along... Duan Yueman remembered what he had said that night and kept their relationship as it was, treating him only as her respected uncle. Until the day they went camping in the mountains. That morning, she received a confession from a male classmate on WeChat. That night, someone suddenly opened her tent. She stared in alarm at the visibly drunk man before her, his eyes filled with an emotion she had never seen before. Holding her breath, she nervously clutched the blanket and scooted back several inches. She looked at Duan Yao and called out shakily, "Uncle?" Duan Yao suddenly moved forward and pinned her beneath him. His fingers traced her cheek, making her breath catch, while his warm breath made her earlobes flush red. The wind howled through the mountains, fierce and unnerving. He lifted her chin and murmured softly in her ear, "Little niece, you'll only ever be allowed to love me." [The moon waxes and wanes. Even a full moon appears only a handful of times in a year. I only hope that, whatever the future holds, you can feel whole within yourself.] Highlights: Fake uncle and niece. The heroine's father was adopted into the Duan family, so they are not blood-related, and they are not registered in the same household. All romantic developments take place when the characters are adults. 10-year age gap SC, HE See the author's note in Chapter 1 for detailed content warnings. Please read it carefully! Blurb saved on May 10, 2024, with a screenshot Coming soon: This Night, Rain Spreads Through the Winter Fog ★ Height difference | Foster-family trope | Fake siblings | Brothers competing ★ Bright, sweet-voiced, well-behaved girl X proud, calculating young master Yu Yuan was sent to the Duan family. Watching her mother leave without even looking back, she felt less like she was being fostered and more like she was being abandoned. She didn't know much about the Duan family. She only knew that anyone with the surname Duan could rule the roost in Luocheng. She knew two men like that. She desperately wanted to escape that home and get close to someone surnamed Duan. She thought Duan Qiran might become her protector. - Duan Qiran didn't like her, so she schemed to get close to him, catering to his preferences and pretending to be obedient and sweet. She would lift her face and call him "Big Brother," her eyes sparkling. She was clever, with a sweet, gentle voice, and Duan Qiran seemed to like that sort of thing. Before long, he let her accompany him to all kinds of events, so his friends grew familiar with her too. His friends often teased him about this woman who had suddenly appeared at his side: "Your little sister's really something. She does whatever you say." Duan Qiran would only give a cold sneer, his manner nonchalant, and say quietly, "I don't have a sister." She was used to Duan Qiran acting this way. She would lower her eyes, smile, and sensibly take her leave. - She thought she could keep up this cordial brother-and-sister act until she made it through this period of her life and safely started college. One evening at a family dinner, she carried a bottle of freshly brewed fruit wine past Duan Qiran's room. Through the half-open door, she saw two men inside. One called her "little sister," and the other called her "big sister." The ashtray before them was full of cigarette butts. White smoke swirled in front of his face, almost obscuring it. Duan Yan's eyes were full of gloom and mockery. Looking at Duan Qiran, he asked with a cold laugh: "Ever since we were kids, you've had to fight me for everything." "Don't tell me you like Yu Yuan too, Big Brother?" Half of Duan Qiran's body was hidden in the shadows, away from the light. She couldn't make out his expression. All she heard was the tremendous crash as Duan Yan angrily smashed the porcelain on the table. Yu Yuan's heart jumped. Duan Yan's words sent a chill down her spine. She covered her mouth, not even daring to breathe aloud. She didn't want Duan Qiran to fall in love with her. - Five years later, Yu Yuan returned to the city for work. She thought the world was vast and that she would never see that man again. But things did not go as she hoped: Duan Qiran became her direct superior. That night, she had left without a word. When they met again, Duan Qiran's eyes held nothing but indifference. He acted as though he had never known her, not even sparing her a glance as he walked right past. Yu Yuan thought it was just as well. They could pretend not to know each other and preserve her dignity. - Until the day Duan Yan appeared. Beneath a streetlamp, he brushed the snow from her shoulder with an intimate gesture. They looked just like a loving couple. That night, Duan Qiran suddenly broke into Yu Yuan's home, pinned her against the door, restrained her hands, and kissed her without restraint. Unable to suppress the longing he had kept hidden for so long, he hurt her with his grip. Yu Yuan's eyes welled with tears, and she called out in a trembling voice, "Big Brother." His breath caught. He rested his head on her shoulder, pinning her in the corner with their immense height difference. The pressure around them was utterly dominant. He reached out to caress her cheek and lightly touched her lips. His voice was low and restrained: "Yu Yuan, you said you liked Big Brother best." Content notes before reading: SC, HE 160 cm x 190 cm The male lead is the son of the protagonists of The One and Only Moonlit Night. Message: Face life with optimism and a positive attitude